2015–16 Golden State Warriors season

2015–16 Golden State Warriors season
Division Champions
Head coach Steve Kerr
Luke Walton[lower-alpha 1] (interim)
General manager Bob Myers
Owner(s) Peter Guber
Joe Lacob
Arena Oracle Arena
Results
Record 73–9 (.890)
Place Division: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish TBD

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
Radio KNBR

The 2015–16 Golden State Warriors season is the ongoing 70th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 54th in the San Francisco Bay Area.[2] The Warriors entered the season as the defending NBA champions and they went on to make NBA history by setting the best ever season record of 73–9, breaking the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls record of 72–10.[3] This team and their regular-season is now considered by many analysts, players, and fans, to be the greatest in NBA history and one of the greatest in professional sports history.[4][5][6][7] The 73 wins this year broke their franchise record of 67 set in 2014–15 for most wins in a season, and they became only the second team in NBA history to pass the 70 win threshold.[8] The Warriors stand alone holding the best record in NBA history for 51 of the total 82 games in the regular-season.[3] They slipped off their record setting pace for only four games of the regular-season, and were tied for the other 27 games with the pace of such championship winning teams as the 1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers, 1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers and 1995–96 Chicago Bulls.[3] Golden State have the best start in NBA history for every number of losses from 1 to 9 except 3: 29–1 (.967), 36–2 (.947), 48–4 (.923), 55–5 (.917), 62–6 (.912), 68–7 (.907), 69–8 (.896) and 73–9 (.890).[3]

The Warriors began the 2015–16 season by winning their first 24 games, eclipsing the previous best start in NBA history, set by the 1993–94 Houston Rockets and the 1948–49 Washington Capitols at 15–0.[9][3] Their record-setting start ended when they were defeated by the Milwaukee Bucks on December 12, 2015.[10] The Warriors broke a 131-year-old record of 20–0 set by the 1884 St. Louis Maroons baseball team, to claim the best start to a season in all of the major professional sports in America. They also won 28 consecutive regular-season games dating back to the 2014–15 season, eclipsing the 2012–13 Miami Heat for the second longest winning streak in NBA history.[3] The team set an NBA record 54-straight regular-season home game winning streak, which spanned from January 31, 2015 to March 29, 2016. The previous record of 44 was held by the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls.[11] Golden State broke their franchise record of 28 road wins in a season which they set in 2014–15; they ended the season with 34, passing the same mid-90s Chicago Bulls team led by Michael Jordan for the most road wins in NBA history.[12] The Warriors surpassed the 1969–70 New York Knicks for the best road start in NBA history at 14–0, which is also the joint-third longest road win streak.[13]

Golden State won the Pacific Division and finished top of the Western Conference for the second successive season. The team became the first in NBA history to go the entire regular-season without back-to-back losses and to go a full season without losing to the same team twice.[14] Steve Kerr was named Coach of the Year, the third coach in Warriors history to win the award.[1] Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson were all named to the All-Star Game, the first time the Warriors have had three All-Stars since 1976. Green had thirteen triple-doubles, which broke the Golden State season franchise record of nine.[15] Curry broke his own NBA record for made three-pointers in a season of 286, finishing with 402. He has also made a three-pointer in 152 (175 including playoffs) consecutive games, which broke the NBA record of 127 set by Kyle Korver in 2014. Curry won the scoring title, averaging 30.1 points per game and led the league in steals and had the best free throw percentage. He became the seventh player to enter the 50–40–90 club (he shot 50% for field goals, 45% for three-pointers and 91% for free throws during the entire regular-season.) On February 27, 2016, Curry tied the NBA record of twelve three-pointers made in a single game, jointly holding it with Kobe Bryant and Donyell Marshall.[16] The Warriors became the greatest three-point shooting team in NBA history by breaking the single-season record of 933 set by the 2014–15 Houston Rockets, they finished with 1,077.[17]

Key dates

Draft

Main article: 2015 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 30 Kevon Looney PF  United States UCLA

Pre-season

2015 pre-season game log
Total: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
2015–16 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Division

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z – Golden State Warriors 73 9 .890 0.0 39–2 34–7 15–1 82
x – Los Angeles Clippers 53 29 .646 20.0 29–12 24–17 9–7 82
Sacramento Kings 33 49 .402 40.0 18–23 15–26 8–8 82
Phoenix Suns 23 59 .280 50.0 14–27 9–32 6–10 82
Los Angeles Lakers 17 65 .207 56.0 12–29 5–36 2–14 82

Conference

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Golden State Warriors * 73 9 .890 – 82
2 y – San Antonio Spurs * 67 15 .817 6.0 82
3 y – Oklahoma City Thunder * 55 27 .671 18.0 82
4 x – Los Angeles Clippers 53 29 .646 20.0 82
5 x – Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 29.0 82
6 x – Dallas Mavericks 42 40 .512 31.0 82
7 x – Memphis Grizzlies 42 40 .512 31.0 82
8 x – Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 32.0 82
9 Utah Jazz 40 42 .488 33.0 82
10 Sacramento Kings 33 49 .402 40.0 82
11 Denver Nuggets 33 49 .402 40.0 82
12 New Orleans Pelicans 30 52 .366 43.0 82
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 29 53 .354 44.0 82
14 Phoenix Suns 23 59 .280 50.0 82
15 Los Angeles Lakers 17 65 .207 56.0 82

Game log

2015–16 game log
Total: 73–9 (Home: 39–2; Road: 34–7)
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2016 playoff game log
Total: 6–1 (Home: 5–0; Road: 1–1)
Conference Semifinals: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 1 Portland W 118–106 Klay Thompson (37) Draymond Green (13) Draymond Green (11) ORACLE Arena
19,596		 1–0
2 May 3 Portland W 110–99 Klay Thompson (27) Draymond Green (14) Draymond Green (7) ORACLE Arena
19,596		 2–0
3 May 7 @ Portland Moda Center
 0–0
4 May 9 @ Portland Moda Center
 0–0
5* May 11 Portland ORACLE Arena
 0–0
6* May 13 @ Portland Moda Center
 0–0
7* May 16 Portland ORACLE Arena
 0–0
2016 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

Bold - Leaders (Qualified)
* - Recorded statistics when playing for Golden State

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Curry, StephenStephen Curry 79 79 34.2 50.4 45.4 90.8 5.4 6.7 2.1 0.2 30.1
Thompson, KlayKlay Thompson 80 80 33.3 47.0 42.5 87.3 3.8 2.1 0.8 0.6 22.1
Green, DraymondDraymond Green 81 81 34.7 49.0 38.8 69.6 9.5 7.4 1.5 1.4 14.0
Barnes, HarrisonHarrison Barnes 66 59 30.9 46.6 38.3 76.1 4.9 1.8 0.6 0.2 11.7
Iguodala, AndreAndre Iguodala 65 1 26.6 47.8 35.1 61.4 4.0 3.4 1.1 0.3 7.0
Bogut, AndrewAndrew Bogut 70 66 20.7 62.7 100.0 48.0 7.0 2.3 0.5 1.6 5.4
Ezeli, FestusFestus Ezeli 46 13 16.7 54.8 0.0 53.0 5.6 0.7 0.4 1.1 7.0
Livingston, ShaunShaun Livingston 78 3 19.5 53.6 16.7 86.0 2.2 3.0 0.7 0.3 6.3
Speights, MarreeseMarreese Speights 72 0 11.6 43.2 38.7 82.5 3.3 0.8 0.3 0.5 7.1
Barbosa, LeandroLeandro Barbosa 68 0 15.9 46.2 35.5 83.9 1.7 1.2 0.6 0.1 6.4
Rush, BrandonBrandon Rush 72 25 14.7 42.7 41.4 64.3 2.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 4.2
Clark, IanIan Clark 66 1 8.8 44.1 35.7 82.4 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.2 3.6
McAdoo, James MichaelJames Michael McAdoo 41 1 6.4 53.6 50.0 53.1 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 2.9
Looney, KevonKevon Looney 5 0 4.2 57.1 50.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8
Varejão, AndersonAnderson Varejão* 22 0 8.5 43.8 0.0 55.2 2.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 2.6
Thompson, JasonJason Thompson* 28 1 6.4 47.6 0.0 62.5 1.9 0.7 0.1 0.3 2.1

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Curry, StephenStephen Curry 2 2 19.0 45.5 42.9 100.0 3.5 3.5 2.0 0.0 15.0
Thompson, KlayKlay Thompson 6 6 34.5 45.9 45.6 83.9 4.3 3.7 1.5 0.0 25.7
Green, DraymondDraymond Green 6 6 35.7 44.1 39.1 66.7 10.2 7.3 1.3 1.7 14.8
Barnes, HarrisonHarrison Barnes 6 6 30.8 32.8 22.2 83.3 5.5 1.3 0.8 0.2 8.7
Iguodala, AndreAndre Iguodala 6 0 28.0 55.3 50.0 52.4 3.2 4.3 0.8 0.3 10.2
Bogut, AndrewAndrew Bogut 6 6 19.0 68.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 1.7 1.0 1.8 5.7
Ezeli, FestusFestus Ezeli 5 0 8.0 47.1 0.0 30.0 3.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 3.8
Livingston, ShaunShaun Livingston 6 4 27.2 56.4 0.0 84.2 3.7 5.0 1.0 0.2 13.0
Speights, MarreeseMarreese Speights 6 0 13.3 48.9 31.3 90.0 2.8 0.7 0.0 0.5 10.0
Barbosa, LeandroLeandro Barbosa 6 0 13.5 59.3 40.0 50.0 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.0 6.2
Rush, BrandonBrandon Rush 5 0 9.0 50.0 36.4 0.0 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 3.6
Clark, IanIan Clark 6 0 10.8 50.0 33.3 100.0 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.0 5.0
McAdoo, James MichaelJames Michael McAdoo 4 0 4.5 0.0 0.0 25.0 1.0 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.3
Varejão, AndersonAnderson Varejão 3 0 7.0 40.0 0.0 50.0 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.7 1.7

Roster

Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 19 Barbosa, Leandro 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1982–11–28 Brazil
F 40 Barnes, Harrison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1992–05–30 North Carolina
C 12 Bogut, Andrew 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1984–11–28 Utah
G 21 Clark, Ian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–03–07 Belmont
G 30 Curry, Stephen  (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–03–14 Davidson
C 31 Ezeli, Festus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1989–10–21 Vanderbilt
F 23 Green, Draymond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990–03–04 Michigan State
G/F 9 Iguodala, Andre (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984–01–28 Arizona
G 34 Livingston, Shaun 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1985–09–11 Peoria Central HS (IL)
F 36 Looney, Kevon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1996–02–06 UCLA
F 20 McAdoo, James Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1993–01–04 North Carolina
G/F 4 Rush, Brandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–07–07 Kansas
F/C 5 Speights, Marreese 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1987–08–04 Florida
G 11 Thompson, Klay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990–02–08 Washington State
C 18 Varejão, Anderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 273 lb (124 kg) 1982–09–28 Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–04–05

Transactions

Trades

July 27, 2015
 To Golden State Warriors
Gerald Wallace
Chris Babb		 To Boston Celtics
David Lee
July 31, 2015
 To Golden State Warriors
Jason Thompson		 To Philadelphia 76ers
Gerald Wallace
Cash and draft consideration

Free agency

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Varejão, AndersonAnderson Varejão[36] Portland Trail Blazers
(waived on February 18)

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Holiday, JustinJustin Holiday[37] Signed 2-year contract worth $1.9 million Atlanta Hawks
Kuzmić, OgnjenOgnjen Kuzmić[38] — Panathinaikos B.C.
Thompson, JasonJason Thompson[39] Waived Toronto Raptors

Awards

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Week November 2, 2015 [40]
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Week November 23, 2015 [41]
Luke Walton Western Conference Coach of the Month
(October/November)
 December 1, 2015 [42]
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Month
(October/November)
 December 3, 2015 [43]
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Week December 7, 2015 [44]
Draymond Green Western Conference Player of the Week January 4, 2016 [45]
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Week February 29, 2016 [46]
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Month
(February)
 March 3, 2016 [47]
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Week March 14, 2016 [48]
Klay Thompson Western Conference Player of the Week March 28, 2016 [49]
Steve Kerr Western Conference Coach of the Month
(March)
 April 1, 2016 [50]
Steve Kerr Coach of the Year April 26, 2016 [1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Luke Walton served as interim head coach from October 27, 2015 to January 20, 2016 while Steve Kerr recovered from back surgery complications. He led Golden State to a 39–4 start.[1]
  2. ↑ Statistics for steals and blocks were not kept in the NBA until the 1973–74 season, so NBA five-by-fives were only possible from that season onward. Stat based on records since 1983–84 season. There may be other players who achieved this before that date.
  3. ↑ The longest, 33 games won by the Los Angeles Lakers, also ended in Milwaukee.[26]

References

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  2. ↑ "NBA.com Warriors History". Golden State Warriors. National Basketball Association. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Best NBA starts". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Are the Golden State Warriors the Greatest Team Ever?". Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Golden State Warriors are the Greatest NBA Team Ever and the Most Likable". Slate. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
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  8. ↑ "Warriors Complete Comeback Over Jazz". nba.com. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Warriors Make History With 16th "Straight Win"". New York Times. November 25, 2015.
  10. ↑ "It's Over". NBA.com. December 12, 2015.
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  17. 1 2 "Warriors break all-time record for 3-pointers in one season". CSN Bay Area. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
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  19. ↑ "With 50-point win over Grizzlies, Warriors set NBA record". NBC Sports. November 3, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Warriors drain franchise-record 22 3-pointers, torch Suns, improve to 17-0". Yahoo Sports. November 27, 2015.
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  26. 1 2 Simmons, Rusty (December 12, 2015). "Warriors fall to Bucks as win streak ends at 28 games". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
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  28. ↑ "Best of NBA: Green ties Gola for Warriors' triple-double record". CSN Philly. January 31, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Klay Thompson edges Stephen Curry in Three-Point Contest". Sports Illustrated. February 13, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Warriors slip past Hawks, become fastest team to 50 wins in NBA history". USA Today. February 23, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Kobe, Lakers take down Steph Curry and the Warriors in Golden State upset". FOX Sports. March 6, 2016.
  32. ↑ "Lakers stun Warriors for one of largest upsets in NBA history". ESPN. March 6, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Warriors Out-splash Trailblazers on Record Setting Night". Warriors.com. March 12, 2016.
  34. 1 2 3 4 5 "Warriors Set NBA Record With 73rd Win of the Regular Season". Warriors.com. April 14, 2016.
  35. ↑ "How to replace superstars? Warriors find a way. Clippers struggle.". ESPN. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Center Anderson Varejao". NBA.com. February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  37. ↑ "Hawks Sign Justin Holiday To Multi-Year Contract". NBA.com. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  38. ↑ Deal with Kuzmic
  39. ↑ Warriors Waive Jason Thompson
  40. ↑ Drummond, Curry named Players of the Week
  41. ↑ LeBron, Curry named Players of the Week
  42. ↑ Cavs' Blatt, Warriors' Walton named Coaches of Month
  43. ↑ Stephen Curry named Player of the Month
  44. ↑ Stephen Curry Named Western Conference Player of the Week
  45. ↑ Draymond Green Named Western Conference Player of the Week
  46. ↑ Stephen Curry Named Western Conference Player of the Week
  47. ↑ Stephen Curry Named Kia Western Conference Player of the Month
  48. ↑ Stephen Curry Named Western Conference Player of the Week
  49. ↑ Klay Thompson Named Kia Western Conference Player of the Week
  50. ↑ Steve Kerr Named Western Conference Coach of the Month

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